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τήρησις

MainId: 004983000000000

Version: 0

HasAramaic: False

InLXX: True

AlphaPos: τ

StrongCodes: G5084

BaseForms:

BaseFormID: 004983001000000
PartsOfSpeech: noun, f.
Inflections:
1. Lemma: τήρησις
  BaseFormIndex: 1
  Realizations: -εως
LEXMeanings:
1. LEXID: 004983001001000
  LEXIsBiblicalTerm: Y
  LEXEntryCode: 37.122
  LEXIndent: 0
  LEXDomains: Control, Rule
  LEXSubDomains: Guard, Watch Over
  LEXSenses:
  1. LanguageCode: en
    LastEdited: 2022-04-06 16:14:28
    DefinitionShort: to continue to hold in custody
    Glosses: ['to guard', 'to keep watch', 'custody']
    Comments: The act of holding someone in custody or guarding an individual may be expressed as ‘standing guard to see that someone will not escape’ or ‘watching carefully so that one cannot run off’ or ‘tying someone up so that he cannot leave.’
  LEXReferences: ACTs 4:3, ACTs 5:18
2. LEXID: 004983001002000
  LEXIsBiblicalTerm: M
  LEXEntryCode: 7.24
  LEXIndent: 0
  LEXDomains: Constructions
  LEXSubDomains: Buildings
  LEXSenses:
  1. LanguageCode: en
    LastEdited: 2022-04-06 16:14:28
    DefinitionShort: a place of detention
    Glosses: ['jail', 'prison']
    Comments: Practically all languages have terms for a jail or a prison, though in some instances a descriptive phrase is employed, ‘a place where people are tied up’ or ‘a place to be chained.’ In some instances, highly idiomatic expressions are used, ‘a place for eating iron’ or ‘a room with rats.’
  LEXReferences: ACTs 5:18
  LEXLinks: realia:3.21.1
3. LEXID: 004983001003000
  LEXIsBiblicalTerm: M
  LEXEntryCode: 36.19
  LEXIndent: 0
  LEXDomains: Guide, Discipline, Follow
  LEXSubDomains: Obey, Disobey
  LEXSenses:
  1. LanguageCode: en
    LastEdited: 2022-04-06 16:14:28
    DefinitionShort: to continue to obey orders or commandments
    Glosses: ['to obey', 'to keep commandments', 'obedience']
  LEXReferences: 1COR 7:19